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Variable search is inconsistent

  • March 31, 2026
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Jeroen2

Since the “search inside the color field”-feature has been introduced, I am experiencing inconsistency in the search results when I search for Variables.

1. searching in the color field (correct ✅):

2. searching in the color library panel (incorrect ❌):

3. searching in the color library panel, but omitting the first layer in the token's path (correct ✅):

I think the key is that the library search seems to have a bug in the search algorithm. Only when I omit the first layer in the token's path, I get the correct result just like when I search with the search-in-color-field functionality.

Best answer by Jeroen2

Hi all!

Since the support ticket was made, a few messages went back and forth between me and support. We were able to reproduce the issue and it was passed on to the engineering team.

Gladly, this issue has been resolved. Now both the direct search in the color field as well as the search field in the Libraries tab behave consistently! 😀

✅ Libraries tab (previously inconsistent):

 

✅ The direct search in the color field:

 

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    Sarah_Zatkovich

    The variable search worked well previously. The variable search not working as expected is a huge time suck

      J
      Figmate
      • Junko3
      • Figmate
      • April 3, 2026

      Hi ​@Jeroen2 

       

      Thanks for flagging this and sharing such a detailed report with screenshots.

       

      I just tested this on my end, but I wasn't able to reproduce the issue. In my test, using the same partial query worked for both the inline search and the search within the Libraries tab.

      However, I noticed a key difference: my test environment only has 3 levels in the path structure, whereas yours appears to have 4. This could be related to the depth of the hierarchy.

       

      Since this requires a deeper investigation, I'll go ahead and create a support ticket for our team to take a closer look. Someone from our team will contact you directly via email through that ticket.

      I'll also keep an eye on the ticket's progress and will post any relevant findings here in the forum for the benefit of others experiencing the same issue.

       

      For your reference, I'm attaching a video of my test: https://www.loom.com/share/1a72af72642d4124bba625e761866611

       

      Thanks,

        Jeroen2
        • Jeroen2
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        • April 3, 2026

        Thank you ​@Junko3, I am following up on the support ticket. Let's figure this one out! 😁

          Jeroen2
          • Jeroen2
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          • May 20, 2026

          Hi all!

          Since the support ticket was made, a few messages went back and forth between me and support. We were able to reproduce the issue and it was passed on to the engineering team.

          Gladly, this issue has been resolved. Now both the direct search in the color field as well as the search field in the Libraries tab behave consistently! 😀

          ✅ Libraries tab (previously inconsistent):

           

          ✅ The direct search in the color field:

           

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